2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2009–10 2009 Detroit Red Wings Western 5th Central 2nd 44–24–14 25–10–6 19–14–8 229 216 Ken Holland Mike Babcock Nicklas Lidstrom Pavel DatsyukKris DraperHenrik Zetterberg Joe Louis Arena Pavel Datsyuk (27) Henrik Zetterberg (47) Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg (70) Brian Rafalski (23) Todd Bertuzzi (80) Jimmy Howard (37) Jimmy Howard (2.26) The 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season was the team's 84th season of play for the franchise (78th as the Detroit Red Wings). The Red Wings once again qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost in the Western Conference Semifinal. Additionally, for the first time since 1999–2000, the Red Wings did not win their division. 2 Regular season During the regular season, the Red Wings were shut-out an NHL-high nine times. They also tied the Calgary Flames for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with just one.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010_games.html 2009-10 NHL Schedule and Resultshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html 2009-10 NHL Summary October As part of the NHL Premiere, the Red Wings began their season on Friday, October 2 in Stockholm, Sweden, against the St. Louis Blues. Their home opener was on October 8 against the Chicago Blackhawks. 2009–10 season standings Divisional standings DET Conference standings DET Game log background:#E1393D;color:white; 2009–10 Game Log background:#E1393D;color:white; y October: 5–4–3 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || October 2 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || St. Louis1 || || Osgood || 13,850 || 0–1–0 || 0 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || October 3 || St. Louis || 5 – 3 || Detroit1 || || Howard || 13,850 || 0–2–0 || 0 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 3 || October 8 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 1–2–0 || 2 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 4 || October 10 || Washington || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 19,122 || 2–2–0 || 4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || October 13 || Detroit || 2 – 6 || Buffalo || || Osgood || 17,459 || 2–3–0 || 4 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 6 || October 15 || Los Angeles || 2 – 5 || Detroit || || Osgood || 17,782 || 3–3–0 || 6 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 7 || October 17 || Colorado || 4 – 3 || Detroit || SO || Osgood || 19,763 || 3–3–1 || 7 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 8 || October 22 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Phoenix || OT || Osgood || 11,938 || 3–3–2 || 8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || October 24 || Detroit || 1 – 3 || Colorado || || Howard || 17,690 || 3–4–2 || 8 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 10 || October 27 || Detroit || 5 – 4 || Vancouver || || Howard || 18,810 || 4–4–2 || 10 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 11 || October 29 || Detroit || 5 – 6 || Edmonton || SO || Howard || 16,839 || 4–4–3 || 11 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 12 || October 31 || Detroit || 3 – 1 || Calgary || || Osgood || 19,289 || 5–4–3 || 13 |- | colspan=10 | 1 1Played at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the NHL Premiere. background:#E1393D;color:white; y November: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 13 || November 3 || Boston || 0 – 2 || Detroit || || Osgood || 19,167 || 6–4–3 || 15 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 14 || November 5 || San Jose || 1 – 2 || Detroit || SO || Osgood || 19,558 || 7–4–3 || 17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || November 7 || Detroit || 1 – 5 || Toronto || || Osgood || 19,303 || 7–5–3 || 17 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 16 || November 11 || Detroit || 9 – 1 || Columbus || || Howard || 15,304 || 8–5–3 || 19 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 17 || November 12 || Vancouver || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 9–5–3 || 21 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 18 || November 14 || Anaheim || 4 – 7 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 10–5–3 || 23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || November 18 || Dallas || 3 – 1 || Detroit || || Howard || 18,112 || 10–6–3 || 23 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 20 || November 20 || Florida || 2 – 1 || Detroit || OT || Osgood || 18,634 || 10–6–4 || 24 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 21 || November 21 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Montreal || SO || Howard || 21,273 || 11–6–4 || 26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || November 23 || Detroit || 1 – 3 || Nashville || || Osgood || 14,410 || 11–7–4 || 26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 23 || November 25 || Atlanta || 2 – 0 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 11–8–4 || 26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || November 27 || Calgary || 3 – 0 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 11–9–4 || 26 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 25 || November 28 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || St. Louis || SO || Howard || 19,150 || 12–9–4 || 28 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 26 || November 30 || Dallas || 1 – 4 || Detroit || || Howard || 17,645 || 13–9–4 || 30 background:#E1393D;color:white; y December: 7–5–2 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 2–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || December 3 || Edmonton || 4 – 1 || Detroit || || Howard || 18,018 || 13–10–4 || 30 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 28 || December 5 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || New Jersey || SO || Osgood || 17,625 || 13–10–5 || 31 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 29 || December 6 || Detroit || 3 – 1 || NY Rangers || || Howard || 18,200 || 14–10–5 || 33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 30 || December 9 || St. Louis || 1 – 0 || Detroit || || Howard || 18,165 || 14–11–5 || 33 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 31 || December 11 || Anaheim || 2 – 3 || Detroit || OT || Howard || 20,066 || 15–11–5 || 35 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 32 || December 12 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Nashville || OT || Osgood || 16,673 || 16–11–5 || 37 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 33 || December 14 || Phoenix || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Howard || 18,795 || 17–11–5 || 39 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 34 || December 17 || Tampa Bay || 0 – 3 || Detroit || || Howard || 19,474 || 18–11–5 || 41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || December 19 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || Dallas || || Howard || 18,532 || 18–12–5 || 41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || December 20 || Detroit || 0 – 3 || Chicago || || Osgood || 21,781 || 18–13–5 || 41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || December 23 || Chicago || 3 – 0 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 18–14–5 || 41 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 38 || December 26 || Columbus || 1 – 2 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 19–14–5 || 43 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 39 || December 28 || Detroit || 0 – 1 || Columbus || OT || Howard || 18,421 || 19–14–6 || 44 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 40 || December 31 || Colorado || 2 – 4 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 20–14–6 || 46 background:#E1393D;color:white; y January: 6–5–4 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 4–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 41 || January 2 || Detroit || 4 – 1 || Phoenix || || Howard || 17,125 || 21–14–6 || 48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || January 5 || Detroit || 1 – 4 || Anaheim || || Howard || 15,531 || 21–15–6 || 48 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 43 || January 7 || Detroit || 2 – 1 || Los Angeles || || Howard || 18,118 || 22–15–6 || 50 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 44 || January 9 || Detroit || 4 – 1 || San Jose || || Howard || 17,562 || 23–15–6 || 52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || January 12 || Detroit || 0 – 6 || NY Islanders || || Howard || 12,254 || 23–16–6 || 52 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 46 || January 14 || Carolina || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 24–16–6 || 54 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 47 || January 16 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Dallas || SO || Howard || 18,532 || 24–16–7 || 55 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 48 || January 17 || Chicago || 4 – 3 || Detroit || SO || Howard || 20,066 || 24–16–8 || 56 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || January 19 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Chicago || || Osgood || 18,277 || 24–17–8 || 56 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 50 || January 21 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Minnesota || SO || Howard || 18,330 || 25–17–8 || 58 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 51 || January 23 || Los Angeles || 3 – 2 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 25–18–8 || 58 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 52 || January 26 || Phoenix || 5 – 4 || Detroit || OT || Howard || 19,843 || 25–18–9 || 59 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || January 27 || Detroit || 2 – 5 || Minnesota || || Osgood || 18,316 || 25–19–9 || 59 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 54 || January 29 || Nashville || 2 – 4 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 26–19–9 || 61 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 55 || January 31 || Detroit || 1 – 2 || Pittsburgh || SO || Howard || 17,105 || 26–19–10 || 62 background:#E1393D;color:white; y February: 2–2–1 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 56 || February 2 || Detroit || 4 – 2 || San Jose || || Howard || 17,562 || 27–19–10 || 64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 57 || February 3 || Detroit || 1 – 3 || Anaheim || || Howard || 15,180 || 27–20–10 || 64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || February 6 || Detroit || 3 - 4 || Los Angeles || || Howard || 18,118 || 27-21-10 || 64 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 59 || February 9 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || St. Louis || SO || Howard || 19,150 || 27–21–11 || 65 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 60 || February 11 || San Jose || 3 – 2 || Detroit || SO || Howard || 20,066 || 27–21–12 || 66 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 61 || February 13 || Ottawa || 1 – 4 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 28–21–12 || 68 background:#E1393D;color:white; y March: 12–2–1 (Home: 7–2–0; Road: 5–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 62 || March 1 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Colorado || || Howard || 18,007 || 29–21–12 || 70 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || March 3 || Vancouver ||6 - 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 19,536 || 29-22-12 || 70 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 64 || March 5 || Nashville || 2 - 5 || Detroit || || Howard || 19,608 || 30-22-12 || 72 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 65 || March 7 || Detroit || 5 - 4 || Chicago || || Howard || 22,309 || 31-22-12 || 74 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 66 || March 9 || Calgary || 4 - 2 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 31-23-12 || 74 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 67 || March 11 || Minnesota || 1 - 5 || Detroit || || Howard || 19,327 || 32-23-12 || 76 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 68 || March 13 || Buffalo || 2 - 3 || Detroit || OT || Howard || 20,066 || 33-23-12 || 78 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 69 || March 15 || Detroit || 3 - 2 || Calgary || || Howard || 19,289 || 34-23-12 || 80 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 70 || March 19 || Detroit || 2 - 3 || Edmonton || SO || Howard || 16,829 || 34-23-13 || 81 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 71 || March 20 || Detroit || 4 - 3 || Vancouver || OT || Howard || 18,810 || 35-23-13 || 83 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 72 || March 22 || Pittsburgh || 1 - 3 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 36-23-13 || 85 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 73 || March 24 || St. Louis || 2 - 4 || Detroit || || Howard || 19,625 || 37-23-13 || 87 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 74 || March 26 || Minnesota || 2 - 6 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 38-23-13 || 89 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 75 || March 27 || Detroit || 1 - 0 || Nashville || SO || Howard || 17,113 || 39-23-13 || 91 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 76 || March 30 || Edmonton || 4 - 5 || Detroit || || Howard || 19,343 || 40-23-13 || 93 background:#E1393D;color:white; y April: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 77 || April 1 || Columbus || 2 - 3 || Detroit || || Howard || 19,259 || 41-23-13 || 95 |- style="background-color:#ffffff" | 78 || April 3 || Nashville || 4 - 3 || Detroit || OT || Howard || 20,066 || 41-23-14 || 96 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 79 || April 4 || Detroit || 3 - 4 || Philadelphia || || Howard || 19,596 || 41-24-14 || 96 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 80 || April 7 || Columbus || 3 - 4 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 42-24-14 || 98 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 81 || April 9 || Detroit || 1 - 0 || Columbus || SO || Howard || 18,512 || 43-24-14 || 100 |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | 82 || April 11 || Detroit || 3 - 2 || Chicago || OT || Howard || 22,428 || 44-24-14 || 102 |- |Legend: #CCFFCC Win (2 points) 1px solid #CCFFCC #FFBBBB Loss (0 points) 1px solid #FFBBBB #FFFFFF Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Playoffs 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs As of the conclusion of the previous season, the Red Wings have made the Stanley Cup playoffs for 18 consecutive seasons, the longest current post-season streak for a single team in all of North American major professional sports.http://www.nhl.com/ice/newsprint.htm?id=418108 NHL 2009-04-28 Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets Series StorylinesJuly 2026 medicmedic 2010 April 4, the Red Wings have made the playoffs for 19 consecutive seasons. background:#C60C30;color:white; 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#C60C30;color:white; Western Conference quarter-final vs. (4) Phoenix Coyotes: Detroit won series 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series |- style="background:#FFBBBB" | 1 || Apr 14 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Coyotes || || Howard || 17,125 || 0–1 |- style="background:#CCFFCC" | 2 || Apr 16 || Detroit || 7 – 4 || Coyotes || || Howard || 17,386 || 1–1 |- style="background:#FFBBBB" | 3 || Apr 18 || Coyotes || 4 – 2 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 1–2 |- style="background:#CCFFCC" | 4 || Apr 20 || Coyotes || 0 – 3 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 2–2 |- style="background:#CCFFCC" | 5 || Apr 23 || Detroit || 4 – 1 || Coyotes || || Howard || 17,458 || 3–2 |- style="background:#FFBBBB" | 6 || Apr 25 || Coyotes || 5 – 2 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 3–3 |- style="background:#CCFFCC" | 7 || Apr 27 || Detroit || 6 – 1 || Coyotes || || Howard || 17,543 || 4–3 y background:#C60C30;color:white; Western Conference semi-final vs. (1) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won series 4-1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series |- style="background:#FFBBBB" | 1 || Apr 29 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || Sharks || || Howard || 17,562 || 0–1 |- style="background:#FFBBBB" | 2 || May 2 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || Sharks || || Howard || 17,562 || 0–2 |- style="background:#FFBBBB" | 3 || May 4 || Sharks || 4 – 3 || Detroit || OT || Howard || 20,066 || 0–3 |- style="background:#CCFFCC" | 4 || May 6 || Sharks || 1 – 7 || Detroit || || Howard || 20,066 || 1–3 |- style="background:#FFBBBB" | 5 || May 8 || Detroit || 1 – 2 || Sharks || || Howard || 17,562 || 1–4 |- | Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #CCFFCC #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #FFBBBB Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Pavel Datsyuk 80 27 43 70 +17 18 Henrik Zetterberg 74 23 47 70 +12 26 Nicklas Lidstrom Nicklas Lidström 82 9 40 49 +22 24 Tomas Holmstrom Tomas Holmström 68 25 20 45 +5 60 Todd Bertuzzi 82 18 26 44 -7 80 Brian Rafalski 78 8 34 42 +23 26 Valtteri Filppula 55 11 24 35 -4 24 Dan Cleary 64 15 19 34 -3 29 Darren Helm 75 11 13 24 -2 18 Kris Draper 81 7 15 22 -2 28 Niklas Kronwall 48 7 15 22 +5 32 Patrick Eaves 65 12 10 22 0 26 Johan Franzen Johan Franzén 27 10 11 21 +1 22 Brad Stuart 82 4 16 20 -12 22 Drew Miller† 66 10 9 19 5 10 Jason Williams Jason Williams (ice hockey) 44 6 9 15 -7 8 Jonathan Ericsson 62 4 9 13 -15 44 Brett Lebda 63 1 7 8 -2 24 Ville Leino‡ 42 4 3 7 -10 6 Kirk Maltby 52 4 2 6 +1 32 Derek Meech 49 2 4 6 -12 19 Justin Abdelkader 50 3 3 6 -11 35 Doug Janik 13 0 2 2 -3 18 Andreas Lilja 20 1 1 2 -2 4 Brad May 40 0 1 1 -5 66 Kris Newbury‡ 4 1 0 1 +1 4 Mattias Ritola 5 0 0 0 0 0 Jakub Kindl 3 0 0 0 -2 0 Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Johan Franzen Johan Franzén 12 6 12 18 +8 16 Henrik Zetterberg 12 7 8 15 +11 6 Pavel Datsyuk 12 6 7 13 +3 8 Todd Bertuzzi 12 2 9 11 +4 12 Brian Rafalski 12 3 8 11 +4 2 Nicklas Lidstrom Nicklas Lidström 12 4 6 10 +7 2 Valtteri Filppula 12 4 5 9 +1 6 Tomas Holmstrom Tomas Holmström 12 4 3 7 +3 12 Brad Stuart 12 2 4 6 +6 8 Niklas Kronwall 12 0 5 5 +2 12 Dan Cleary 12 2 0 2 +3 4 Jonathan Ericsson 12 0 2 2 +1 8 Drew Miller 12 1 1 2 +2 4 Justin Abdelkader 11 1 1 2 +1 36 Darren Helm 12 1 0 1 -4 4 Kris Draper 12 0 0 0 0 16 Andreas Lilja 11 0 0 0 +1 14 Jason Williams Jason Williams (ice hockey) 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Patrick Eaves 8 0 0 0 -3 2 Brett Lebda 2 0 0 0 0 0 Mattias Ritola 1 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Regular season Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Jimmy Howard 63 3740 37 15 10 141 2.26 1849 .924 3 0 2 2 Chris Osgood 23 1252 7 9 4 63 3.02 561 .888 1 0 1 0 Playoffs Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Jimmy Howard 12 720 5 7 33 2.75 387 .915 1 0 0 2 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record Awards and records Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Nicklas Lidstrom 1,000th career NHL point October 15, 2009 Tomas Holmstrom 200th career NHL goal December 5, 2009 Henrik Zetterberg 200th career NHL goal March 3, 2010 Awards Regular Season Player Award Awarded Henrik ZetterbergZetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars NHL First Star of the Week November 16, 2009 Jimmy HowardBrian Elliott, Jimmy Howard, Ilya Kovalchuk named NHL's three stars NHL Second Star of the Week March 29, 2010 Jimmy HowardStempniak, Howard, Sedin named March 'Three Stars' NHL Second Star of the Month March 2010 Jimmy HowardRed Wings' Howard named NHL Rookie of the Month NHL Rookie of the Month March 2010 Pavel DatsyukDatsyuk wins third straight Selke Selke Trophy winner June 23, 2010 Transactions The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season. Trades DateDetails February 6, 2010Red Wings trade Leino to Flyers To Philadelphia FlyersVille Leino To Detroit Red WingsOle-Kristian Tollefsen5th-round pick in 2011 March 3, 2010Wings acquire Owens from NY Rangers To New York RangersKris Newbury To Detroit Red WingsJordan Owens March 3, 2010Wings acquire Riley Armstrong To Calgary FlamesAndy Delmore To Detroit Red WingsRiley Armstrong Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Doug JanikWings sign Janik to one-year contract Montreal Canadiens One year, $500,000 Kris NewburyWings agree to terms with three players Toronto Maple Leafs One year, $500,000 Jeremy Williams Toronto Maple Leafs One year, $500,000 Travis Ehrhardt Portland Winterhawks Three-year entry-level contract Andy DelmoreRed Wings sign Andy Delmore Hamburg Freezers One year, $500,000 Patrick EavesWings sign Eaves to one-year deal Boston Bruins One year, $500,000 Jason WilliamsRed Wings reunite with Williams Columbus Blue Jackets One year, $1.5 million Todd BertuzziBertuzzi signs one-year deal with Wings Calgary Flames One year, $1.5 million Brad MayRed Wings sign Brad May Toronto Maple Leafs One year, $500,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Marian HossaBlackhawks Sign Hossa To 12-Year Deal Chicago Blackhawks 12 years, $62.8 million Tomas Kopecky Chicago Blackhawks Two years, $2.4 million Ty ConklinBlues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin St. Louis Blues Two years, $2.6 million Mikael SamuelssonCanucks sign Mikael Samuelsson Vancouver Canucks Three years, $7.5 million Darren Haydar|COL|home Avs Agree to Terms With Six PlayersJuly 2026 medicmedic Colorado Avalanche One year, $525,000 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Drew MillerWings claim Miller off waivers Tampa Bay Lightning November 11, 2009 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Lost via retirement Player Darren McCartyMcCarty makes it official: he retires Player signings Player Contract terms Ville LeinoRed Wings sign Leino to two-year deal Two years, $1.6 million Jakub KindlRed Wings extend Kindl's contract Three years, $2.65 million contract extension Tomas TatarTatar signed to 3-year entry level deal Three years, entry-level contract Draft picks List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks The 2009 NHL entry draft was held in Montreal, Quebec, on June 26–27, 2009. Detroit made following picks: Round Overall Pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 2 32 (from Tampa Bay) Landon Ferraro C Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 2 60 Tomas Tatar C HKm Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga) 3 75 (from Florida) Andrej Nestrasil C/RW Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 3 90 Gleason Fournier D Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 5 150 Nick Jensen D Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 6 180 Mitch Callahan RW Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 7 210 Adam Almqvist D HV71 (Elitserien) See also 2009–10 NHL season Farm teams The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=win_minorLeague Minor League Affiliates Detroit Red Wings 2009-06-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080628225732/http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=win_minorLeague 2008-06-28 and the Toledo Walleye will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2009-10. Sipple George Alex Ovechkin has fun beating Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Free Press June 19, 2009 References 2 External links 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season at ESPNJanuary 2025 medicmedic 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season at Hockey Reference Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings season, 2009-10 Detroit Red Detroit Red